TRANSCENDING BOUNDARIES
MONDAY, OCT 18, 7:15 PM, NW FILM FORUM &
VIRTUAL (OCT 14–24)
Stories about breaking boundaries, binary and otherwise.
CO-PRESENT WITH:
Transgender Media Portal
Gender Justice League
SOLVITUR TONDENDO
Willis Weinstein; 2020; USA; 3 min.
Sometimes you have to take a leap of faith to find euphoria. This short highlights the importance of embracing the unknown.
BEFORE THE ERUPTION (Antes de la erupción)
Roberto Pérez Toledo; 2020; Spain; 9 min.; in Spanish with English subtitles
This poetic film meditates on the changing dynamics within a friend group and the unpredictable nature of volcanoes.
BLACKOUT
Milo Clairmont; 2021; USA; 3 min.
A trans man is plagued with dissociation, which sends him on a mental journey.
ONE LAST DEAL
Nyala Moon; 2021; USA; 15 min.
In this story of endurance and love, a couple with money troubles ends up with one last job that tests the strength of their relationship.
FALLACY
Atlas Woods-Smith; 2021; USA; 7 min.
Hendrix is anxious about flirting with a gay man who knows that he's trans. Will he have the courage to go for it, or will the party be a disaster?
BETWEEN US
Cailleah Scott-Grimes; 2020; Canada; 17 min.; in Japanese with English subtitles
In his rural Japanese hometown, trans man Kei is invited to enter the men’s side of the hot spring for the first time. The healing waters grow troubled as Kei’s sense of belonging is challenged.
SILVER FEMME
Nico Reano; 2021; USA; 4 min.
In this retro oasis of an experimental short, we can imagine a space where trans people always feel safe.
OF SELF BLESSING
Golden Adonis Redwood Collier; 2021; USA; 11 min.
This ethereal, experimental mini doc presents Blackness as it relates to queerness and abundance.
PITOC E ICINAKOSIAN
Gerry Ottawa and Jos-Onimskiw Ottawa-Dubé; 2020; Canada; 6 min.
Gerry and big brother Jos show us that there is more to being different than bullying, discrimination and harassment.
SHE
Masoume Khodabakhshi; 2021; Iran; 8 min.
This ambiguous short explores one person’s otherness and leaves you to interpret the rest.
LITTLE SKY
Jess X. Snow; 2021; USA; 14 min.; in English and Chinese with English subtitles
In this short packed with original songs, a Chinese-American pop star named Sky returns to the city they were raised in to confront their estranged immigrant father.
Total running time: 97 min.
CONTENT WARNINGS: NUDITY, NON-EXPLICIT SEXUAL SITUATIONS, DEPICTION OF SUICIDE